Antonyms for accumbent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-kuhm-buh nt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈkʌm bənt


Definition of accumbent

  • As in decumbent : adj lying down
  • As in horizontal : adj lying flat
Example sentences :
  • The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
  • Accumbent, ak-kumb′ent, adj. lying down or reclining on a couch.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) » by Various
  • The radicle r is folded on the edges of the cotyledons c which are accumbent.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 » by Various
  • Seed of Bitter Cress, Barbarea, cut across to show the accumbent cotyledons.
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray

Synonyms for accumbent

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